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(NoModeL) E. J. SAUSE.

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No. 242,054. Patented May 24, 1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDMOND J. SAUSE, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND MAX SCHMIDT, OFBROOKLYN, E. D., NEW YORK.

BlLLlARD-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming-part of Letters Patent No. 242,054, dated May 24,1881, Application filed March 22, 1881. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern jection, F, resting on the table.

. or between the cushion-rails.

Be it known that I, EDMOND J. SAUSE, of

Brooklyn, Kings county, New York, have in-..

vented a new and Improved Billiard-Table, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is toprovide a new and improvedbilliard-table on which a game can be played with two or more balls.

The invention consists in a billiard-table provided with the ordinarycushioned end rails, and with a central cushion attached to a studprojecting from the table.

The invention further consists in a series of corresponding marks on theupper surface of the cushion-rails and on a plate above the centralcushion.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of my improvedbilliard-table 5 and Fig. 2 is a detail cross-sectional elevation of thecentral part of the same on the line 00 av, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The billiard-table A is provided with the ordinary cushion-rails B alongthe edges, and with an annular cushion, 0, attached to a beveled block,D, mounted on a pin or stud, E, projecting upward from the center of thetable, and provided with an annular flange or pro- The pin E is fastenedto the table by means of a nut, G, screwed on the lower end of the pinand resting against the under side of the table, and the block D issecured on the pin E by means of a nut, H, screwed on the top of the pinE and resting on a circularor polygonal washer-plate, J, placed on thetop of'the block D.

The central cushion, O, has been described and is shown as beingcircular, but may be polygonal, the circular or annular form beingpreferred, and this cushion can be attached to any suitable projectionin the center of the table,

A white or red screw, K, is fastened in the center of each end rail, anda black screw, L, is arranged at each side of this white screw K, midwaybetween the same and the'ends of the rails.

The washer-plate J is provided with marks of corresponding color, M andN, respectively opposite, or nearly opposite, to the screws on therails. Any other suitable corresponding marks may be arranged on therails and on the washer-plate. These marks serve to guide the player inmaking his calculations in regard to the probable direction in which theballs will run.

The billiard-table may be constructed with end pockets, 0 O, or they maybe omitted.

The game is played on this billiardtable as follows: One ball is placedupon the mark P on the table, between the central cushion and thelongitudinal end rails, and the other ball must be shot in such a mannerthat it will strike the first ball resting on the mark P, and must thenstrike the cushion, or it can strike the cushion first and then theball. A point is made if one ball and the central cushion are struck, ora point is made if the opponents ball enters one of the pockets. Morethan two balls can be used, if desired.

It is evident that shots can be made on my improved billiard-table whichare not possible on an ordinary table. If desired, more than one cushioncan be arranged on the table, but I prefer to have one only.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A billiard-table made, substantially as shown anddescribed, with annular cushions on one or more projections of thetable, between the ordinary end cushion-rails, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the billiardtable A, of the end cushion-rails,B, and of the central cushion, G, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for'the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the billiard-table A, of the pin E, the blockD, the cushion O, and the nuts G and H, substantially as herein shownand described, and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the billiard-table A, of the end cushion-rails,B, provided with distinguishable marks K and L, of the central cushion,O, and the washer-plate J, provided with distinguishable marks M and N,substan tially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth.

EDMOND J. SAUSE. Witnesses:

- OsoAR F. Gem,

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